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Report: Students of Color Find it Difficult Accessing Mental Health Support
A new study by ACT analyzed high school students’ access to mental health services.
January 22, 2020
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University of California System Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
The University of California system was hit with a civil rights lawsuit last week over required standardized testing. The plaintiffs – four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District – accused University of California regents of knowingly putting student of color and students with disabilities at a disadvantage by requiring the SAT or ACT from applicants.
December 19, 2019
Students
University of California Regents Sued Over Use of SAT, ACT Scores in Admissions
The University of California Board of Regents faces lawsuits from four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District for their use of SAT and ACT test scores during the admissions process, according to the Public Counsel. According to the lawsuit, the University of California system is “knowingly creating barriers to higher education for […]
December 10, 2019
News Roundup
UC System Threatened With Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
A group of students and community organizations are threatening to sue the University of California system for requiring standardized test scores in its admissions process, citing concerns about inequity. The coalition includes three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District. Lawyers representing the group sent a letter to the system on Tuesday, arguing […]
October 30, 2019
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The ACT Unveils New Test-Taking Options
Next year, the ACT is offering students new test-taking options next year. Starting in September 2020, students will be able to retake individual parts of the ACT exam, instead of retaking the whole test. They’ll also have the option of taking the ACT online to get their results faster at ACT test centers on national […]
October 8, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Nonprofit Aims to Support Latino Students Up Through First Career Job Offer
Attaining a higher education in the U.S. can be very challenging, especially for those who face socioeconomic and language barriers. Latino U College Access (LUCA), a nonprofit organization is working to increase college enrollment and completion among Âfirst-generation Latino youth.
October 3, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
University Changes Minimum Standardized Test Scores
The University of Wyoming has changed its college entrance test score requirements, setting a new minimum score for student applicants, according to an Associated Press story. Before, high school graduates with GPAs of 2.5 to 2.99 were not required to submit tests. Now, the university requires them to have a minimum score of 900 out […]
August 28, 2019
Students
Study Shocker: Students Illiterate About College Financial Aid
College-bound high school students, no matter their economic background, consider the price of college to be a very important factor in their decision-making, even those whose families are paying for their education and aren’t eligible for financial aid. However, most students across economic backgrounds and financial categories have a “shockingly low” knowledge of how the […]
June 26, 2019
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Report: An SAT-Only Admissions Process Would Make Colleges Less Diverse
If America’s top 200 colleges admitted applicants based on their SAT scores alone, more than half of the enrolled students would have to leave, and those remaining, with scores higher than 1250, would be less racially diverse and slightly more affluent. That’s a key finding in a report released this week by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
June 24, 2019
Opinion
Ignoring Race and Privilege: How The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score Missed the Mark
Adverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-taker’s score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an “adversity score,” highlighted the disadvantages of adversity, while ignoring the advantages of privilege. In doing so, the College Board treats adversity as a handicap to be accommodated, while missing an opportunity to address a myriad of noncognitive factors that make SAT scores either lower or higher than they should be for different racial and ethnic groups, and socio-economic statuses.
June 11, 2019
Students
ACT to Provide Complementary Breakfast to Test-Takers in Florida, Texas
The ACT has announced that it will provide free breakfast to thousands of ACT test-takers at 11 test centers in Florida and two in Texas on April 13, kick launching the next step in the organization’s long-term plan to certify that hunger does not affect students taking the test. This action will affect about 1,000 […]
April 11, 2019
News Roundup
ACTNext Receives Cooperative Grant to Discover, Enrich Student Engagement
The multidisciplinary innovation unit of ACT, Inc. ACTNext has received a cooperative agreement grant to discover and enrich student engagement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The grant will support a one-year collaboration project with ACTNext/ACT assessment developers, psychometricians and researchers and the National Center for Education Statistics, American Institutes for Research and […]
February 20, 2019
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